on the lighter side:
kristin hersh, hayden, damien jurado, richard buckner, willard grant conspiracy, jennifer o'connor, anders parker, sarah harmer, tanya donelly, kaia, mary timony, jason anderson / wolf colonel, swearing at motorists, ill lit, kid lunch, joe henry, sin ropas, califone, wilco, and so on and so on...
on the heavier side, but no less influential: throwing muses, 50 foot wave, belly, sleater-kinney, pj harvey, hazel, the breeders, helium, jawbox, helmet, the butchies, team dresch, versus, plus/minus, nirvana, madder rose, helicopter helicopter, the muffs, superchunk, sonic youth, and so on and so on...
and i can't help but be inspired by these great bands from buffalo: the old sweethearts, the exit strategy, johnny nobody, hussalonia, tracy morrow, mark norris and the backpeddlers, needle up!, the audience, vera lena, sleeping kings of iona, the grim repair, a_relative_term, michel weber, joseph mulhollen, dee adams, cassi meyerhoffer, cena, and so on and so on...
i am not ellen west. ellen west is the name of a throwing muses song. ellen west is not just a character, she is a real person. she was a real person. she is dead now, but i am not. throwing muses (www.throwingmusic.com) are sort of dead, but 50 foot wave (www.myspace.com/50footwave) is alive, kicking and screaming!
i play in a band with Matt and Tommy called The Missing Planes. the wooly mammoth may be extinct, but The Missing Planes are alive. check us out here:
i had a few songs sitting around that didn't quite fit in with that band. i kept them as is, sad and mellow, and play them acoustically every once in a while.
Wednesday September 24th. The Failures' Union - Local Indie/Alt-Rock. Home from tour. Cheap Girls - From Michigan. Everything that was good about Alt-Rock bands from the 90's. Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine - One man band featuring the bass player of Mustard Plug. White Whale - New locals. First Show. Pat and Derek from Everything Falls Apart and Dave Dluga on Drums. @ 99 Custer. 6PM.
Your review is in my blog. It will always stay there so people hit you up. It will run all next week in Nightlife, printed - before the Infinity show on the 29 and also in BFLO Rising Online as soon as I get the OK on that.
I love what you are doing with your music. Your sound is completely singular. Thank you for everything and have a great show. I will get that review to you as soon as I can.
